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Oakland Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
2000-08-20 · Day game · Comerica Park · 11 innings · Att: 39442 · 68°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph L to R · 4:11
Oakland Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 5–4. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 3rd. Jason Isringhausen earned the win and Jeff Tam picked up the save. Dean Palmer went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
W: Jason Isringhausen L: Nelson Cruz SV: Jeff Tam
Umpires — HP: Al Clark · 1B: CB Bucknor · 2B: Rick Reed · 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Terrence Long | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ben Grieve | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Stanley | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Stairs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Piatt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Eric Chavez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Frank Menechino | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ramon Hernandez | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Christenson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy McMillon | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dean Palmer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Damion Easley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Deivi Cruz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Macias | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Javier Cardona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Becker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brad Ausmus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendell Magee | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Appier | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Jim Mecir | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Isringhausen | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Mike Magnante | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Tam | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Willie Blair | 6.1 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Anderson | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| C. J. Nitkowski | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Todd Jones | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nelson Cruz | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Terrence Long: 8/F8RXD+
- Miguel Tejada: D7/L7M+
- Ben Grieve: 3/G3.2-3
- Mike Stanley: 9/F9LM
Bot 1
- Billy McMillon: S/L8LM+
- Juan Encarnacion: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M
- Bobby Higginson: 31/G3+
Top 2
- Matt Stairs: 7/F7D+
- Adam Piatt: S8/L6M+
- Eric Chavez: 8/F8RXD+
- Frank Menechino: K
Bot 2
- Juan Gonzalez: K/C
- Dean Palmer: K
- Damion Easley: W
- Deivi Cruz: D7/L7LS.1-H
- Jose Macias: 4/P4D
Top 3
- Ramon Hernandez: 9/L9M
- Terrence Long: S9/L4D+
- Miguel Tejada: 7/F7M
- Ben Grieve: D7/F7LM.1-H
- Mike Stanley: D8/L8LXD+.2-H
- Matt Stairs: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Javier Cardona: 6/P6
- Billy McMillon: 9/L9M+
- Juan Encarnacion: E5/TH/G5
- Bobby Higginson: W.1-2
- Juan Gonzalez: 63/G6
Top 4
- Adam Piatt: K/C
- Eric Chavez: S8/L6M+
- Frank Menechino: S9/L34D-.1-3
- Ramon Hernandez: D9/L9LM.3-H;1-H
- Terrence Long: 8/F8RS
- Miguel Tejada: 9/F9LM
Bot 4
- Dean Palmer: 63/G6
- Damion Easley: 3/P3F
- Deivi Cruz: 63/G6
Top 5
- Ben Grieve: 13/G13+
- Mike Stanley: 7/F7LD+
- Matt Stairs: S8/L6MD
- Adam Piatt: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 5
- Jose Macias: W
- Javier Cardona: 8/F8RM
- Billy McMillon: K+SB2
- Juan Encarnacion: K
Top 6
- Eric Chavez: 7/F78M
- Frank Menechino: 9/P9S-
- Ramon Hernandez: S7/L78S+
- Terrence Long: 43/G4
Bot 6
- Bobby Higginson: 8/F8LD
- Juan Gonzalez: 8/F8LD
- Dean Palmer: 53/G56+
Top 7
- Miguel Tejada: 63/G6D+
- Ben Grieve: D9/G3L
- Mike Stanley: 9/F89M
- Matt Stairs: 9/F9LD
Bot 7
- Damion Easley: 4/P34
- Deivi Cruz: 53/G5
- Jose Macias: S3/BG34S-
- Rich Becker: 13/G13S-
Top 8
- Adam Piatt: K
- Eric Chavez: K
- Frank Menechino: W
- Ramon Hernandez: 63/G6
Bot 8
- Billy McMillon: S9/L34D+
- Juan Encarnacion: S9/L34.1-2
- Bobby Higginson: 8/L8LD+
- Juan Gonzalez: K
- Dean Palmer: HR/F7LD+.2-H;1-H
- Damion Easley: D7/L5D+
- Deivi Cruz: 2/P2RF
Top 9
- Terrence Long: 63/G6M
- Miguel Tejada: E4/TH/G4+
- Ben Grieve: W.1-2
- Mike Stanley: 8/L8LM+
- Matt Stairs: 43/G4
Bot 9
- Jose Macias: W
- Brad Ausmus: 3/BP23F-
- Billy McMillon: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 10
- Ryan Christenson: 63/G6+
- Eric Chavez: W
- Frank Menechino: K
- Ramon Hernandez: S7/L34D.1-3
- Terrence Long: 43/G4
Bot 10
- Wendell Magee: 3/P3SF
- Bobby Higginson: S9/G34
- Juan Gonzalez: S8/L8LM.1-3
- Dean Palmer: IW.1-2
- Damion Easley: 52(3)/FO/G6S.2-3;1-2
- Deivi Cruz: FLE3/P3F
- Deivi Cruz: 2/FL
Top 11
- Miguel Tejada: K
- Ben Grieve: S8
- Mike Stanley: S.1-2
- Matt Stairs: W.2-3;1-2
- Ryan Christenson: K
- Eric Chavez: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Eric Chavez: W
- Frank Menechino: 6/L6-
Bot 11
- Jose Macias: 8/F89D+
- Brad Ausmus: S7
- Billy McMillon: 7/L8LD+
- Wendell Magee: 53/G5+